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- T. A. CONLON CART Filed Dec. 22, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Patented July 24, 1928.

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Application filed December 22, 1925. S erial li'o. 77,0?9.

The invention described herein, if patent ed, may be manufactured and by or for the Government for governmental purposes without the payment to me of any royalty thereon. I

This inventionrelates to carts and more particularly it has reference; to the dratt'and trailer connections thereof. 7

Theprincipgal object of the present invention is to provide a general 'utilitycarg'o cart, two ormore oit' which may be coupled in series to form a strong; self-supporting wagon or train, readily coupled and uncoupled, whose connections to draft and to each other allow theaxles to move relative to Tone" another and to draft so'as to permit traveling, over uneven ground.

A further object is to provide simple I arrangement whereby the height of the drawbarattachment may be readily altered. To these and other ends, my invention consists in the construction,"arrangement, and combination of elements described hereinaiterf pointed out in the claims form ing apart ofthis specification.

A practical embodimentof the nvention is illustrated in the accompanying drawlngs,

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Fig. 1 is a View in side elevation showing two of my cargo carts coupled in tra n;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of one ofthe carts withthe body removed and showing the drawbar in place; Fig. 3, is a view in S chassis of the cart;

Figs. 4 and5 are detail views in. plan and elevation of the socket member;

Fig. 6 is a detail view of the adaptor;

*' and 8 are detail views of the rear de, elevation of the Figs. 1 bracket;

Fig. 9 is a detail sectional v ew on the line 9-9 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 1.0.is a detail view of an alternate type of draft bar for the trailer cart;

7 reference Figs. 11 and 12 aredetail views elevation and plan of thekeeper plate.

Referring. to the drawings by-numerals of In carrying out the inventionthere is pro.- vided an axle 5 on which are mounted the wheels 6 and the side frames 7- 7 which carry the'fcargo body 8. Also mountedion the aggle icentrally' between the, side f ia nes an p rall l th r wi h i a re xm 9 bracedfront and rear rodsHlO seemed to the side frames. I 'llie draft railis preferably ll sh'aped in crosssection to provide for convenient attaehmentv at its forward end of a socket nember 11, and its rear end of an aperturedhracket 1 2.

inserted in the jsocketll isthe stein of a drawbar support or adaptor 13 wliic'his held against flongitudinal. displa cement means of 'the flangel i and the nut 15 so that the adaptor maybe free to rotate with respeht to the 'socketwlien in partingthe. pull to the draft rail 9. HoweverQthe can, neetion' betwcenthe socket and the adaptor maybe made rigid When so desired by placing a pin l6 diametrically throngh these members, see FigsQQ and 9. I i

The head ofthe adaptor to which the clevis' of the drawbar 1-7 is secured is'qat with respect to its stem so that by reversing it the height of the draft be altered to provide for different types and classes of traction] It is obvious that a suit-able pole may be'substituted for the draw bar if the cart is to be drawn by animals. i

Provision is made for securing the drawbar at two points, the forward securing bolt 18' constituting the service coupling pin used by itselfin the lead cart and the rear bolt 19 used when the cart is drawn individually and also serving whenin place on the trailer cart to rigidly hold the dra ftbar in forming a self supporting wagon or trail.

n on e d m t 0 h i enti n, h forward portion of the drawbar, which ter ininates in a lunette 20, is ofiset as at 21. for a purpose presently to be described and is formed with an aperture 22 for receiving (when the cart is trailing) the coupling pin 23 which is vinsertable. through the bracket 12 the. rear of the draft rail 9 of a siinthe plane of the socket 11 and when the carts are coupled in train the offset- 21 of the trailer drawbar compensates for the offset of the adaptor. The offset 21 possesses another advantage in that by reversing. its application in the two positions of the adaptor there may be provided additional changes in the height of draft. If desired, however, the position of the guide 2e may be raised or lowered with respect to the socket so as to eliminate the presence of the offsct n the drawbar.

A pair of radial arms 27:27 secured to the extremities of the arcuate guide 24 and springs.

In Fig. 10, is shown an alternate type of draft bar 29 to beused on trailer carts. The forward portion of tiis bar is similar to the bar 17 but the rear portion is designed to be directly swiveled in the socket 11 instead of employing the adaptor 13.

In case of damage to one of the carts when they are being hauled in train the damaged cart may be readily uncoupled and removed and the train again made up without appreciable delay.

While in the foregoing there has been illustrated and described such combination and arrangement of elements as constitutes the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is nevertheless desired to emphasize the fact that interpretation of the invention should only be conclusive when made in the light of the subjoined claims.

I claim:

l. A cart embodying an axle, side frames secured to the axle, a central draft rail on the axle, a socket member on the front end of the draft rail, an apertured bracket on the rear end thereof, an adapter having an offset head swiveled in the socket, a removable pin passing diametrically through the socket and adapter, a drawbar pivoted to the head of the adapter, removable means for rigidly connecting the drawbar to the adaptor, said drawbar offset intermediate its ends, the forward portion formed with an aperture and terminating in a lunctte, an areaate guide consisting of spaced rails secured at the rear of the cart to the side frames and draft rail and substantially in the plane of the socket member, radial arms secured to the extremities of the guide, and a keeper plate carried by said arms and disposed beneath the bracket on the draft rail.

2. A cart embodying an axle, side frames secured to the axle, a central draft rail on the axle, a socket member on the front end of the draft rail, an apertured bracket on the rear end thereof, an adaptor having an offset head swiveled in the socket, a removable pin passing diametrically through the socket and adaptor, a drawbar pivoted to the head of the adaptor, removable means for rigidly connecting the drawbar to the adaptor, said drawbar offset intermediate its ends, the forward portion formed with an aperture and terminating in a lunette, an arcuate guide consisting of spaced rails secured at the rear of the cart to the side frames and draft rail and substantially in the plane of the socket member.

3. A cart embodying an axle, side frames secured to the axle, a central draft rail on the axle, a socket member on the front end of the draft rail, an apertured bracket on the rear end thereof, an adaptor having an offset head swiveled in the socket, a removable pin passing diametrically through the socket and adaptor, a drawbar pivoted to the head of the adaptor, removable means for rigidly connecting the drawbar to the adaptor, said drawbar offset intermediate its ends, the forward portion formed with an aperture and terminating in a lunet-te, and an arcuate guide consisting of'spaced rails secured at the rear of the cart.

l. A cart embodying an axle, a body thereon, a central draft rail on the axle, a socket member on the front end of the rail, an adaptor having an offset head swiveled in the socket, a drawbar pivoted to the head of the adaptor, removable means for rigidly connecting the .drawbar and adaptor, an areuate guide consisting of spaced rails secured at the rear of the cart, and means at the rear of the draft rail for pivotally securing a trailer cart.

5. cart including a pivoted drawbar mounted for swiveling movement, removable means for rigidly connecting the drawbarto the cart, means at the rear of the cart for pivot-ally coupling the drawbar of a trailer cart, and an arcuate guide forwardly of said coupling means for controlling the move ment of the trailer drawbar.

6. A cart including a pivoted drawbar mounted for swiveling movement, means at the rear of the cart for pivotally coupling the drawbar of a trailer cart, and an arcuate guide forwardly of said coupling means, for controlling the movement of the trailer drawbar.

7. in cart including a drawbar, means at the rear of the cart for pivotally coupling the drawbar of a trailer cart, and an arcuate guide forwardly of said coupling means for controlling the movement of the trailer drawbar.

8. A cart embodying a socket member, an adaptor swiveled therein, a removable pin passing diametrically through the socket and adaptor, a drawbar pivoted eccentrically to the head 01' the adaptor so as to provide alternate heights of draft, said drawbar offset to provide further variations in the 5 height of draft when reversed, and removable means for rigidly connecting the draW- bar and adaptor.

9, A cart embodying a socket member, an adaptor swiveled therein, drawbar pivoted eccentrically to the head of the adaptor so 1 as to provide alternate heights of draft, said drawbar offset to provide further variations in the height of draft when reversed.

THOS. A. GO'NLON. 

